Punjab to distribute funds among labourers amid lockdown

Lahore (HRNW) The Punjab government has announced that it will distribute Rs4,000 among daily wage workers and people from lower-income groups on a monthly basis during the lockdown.

During a meeting on Tuesday, it was revealed that registrations of the Punjab Chief Minister’s Insaf Imdad Programme will begin from Wednesday (April 1).

Daily wage workers can register themselves by calling 8070, downloading a mobile app or filling an online form on their website. The government aims to provide livelihood to more than 2.5 million poor people through the programme.

To ensure that deserving people are catered, all requests received will be validated through data from the Ehsaas Programme, the Benazir Income Support Programme and power companies.